| US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, while emphatically ruling out the use of US military force, warned that ties between the United States and Russia could be "adversely affected" for years unless Moscow adjusted its "aggressive posture and actions". Highlighting the "profound implications" for the entire US-Russia security relationship, Gates also said Russia would have to pay "some consequences" for its attacks on Georgia. |
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